Friedrich Gnaß (13 November 1892 – 8 May 1958) was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1929 and 1958.

Partial filmography

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Beyond the Street ''Beyond the Street'' (german: Jenseits der Straße) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Lissy Arna, Paul Rehkopf, and Fritz Genschow. The film is in the Weimar tradition of "street films", which examined the ...

'' (1929) - Der Matrose / The Sailor * '' Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness'' (1929) - Max * '' Revolt in the Reformatory'' (1930) * ''

Troika Troika or troyka (from Russian тройка, meaning 'a set of three') may refer to: Cultural tradition * Troika (driving), a traditional Russian harness driving combination, a cultural icon of Russia * Troika (dance), a Russian folk dance Pol ...

'' (1930) - Stephan, troika driver * ''

Danton Georges Jacques Danton (; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution. He became a deputy to the Paris Commune, presided in the Cordeliers district, and visited the Jacobin club. In August ...

'' (1931) - Sanson * ''Fra Diavolo'' (1931) - Rodomonte * '' M'' (1931) - Franz * '' Kameradschaft'' (1931) - Fritz - Rescue Volunteer * '' Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * ''

Rasputin, Demon with Women ''Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (German: ''Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Conrad Veidt, Paul Otto and Hermine Sterler. It portrays the influence wielded by Grigori Rasputin over th ...

'' (1932) - Derewenko * ''

Raid in St. Pauli ''Raid in St. Pauli'' (German: ''Razzia in St. Pauli'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Gina Falckenberg, Friedrich Gnaß and Wolfgang Zilzer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willy Schiller. ...

'' (1932) - Karl the Sailor * ''

I by Day, You by Night ''I by Day, You by Night'' (german: Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location at the Sansso ...

'' (1932) - Helmut * '' Morgenrot'' (1933) - Juraczik * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) - Diego * ''

Refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

'' (1933) - Hussar * ''Achtung! Wer kennt diese Frau?'' (1934) - Carlo Fiori * ''Abenteuer eines jungen Herrn in Polen'' (1934) - Prisoner * '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) * ''Hundert Tage'' (1935) - Ney * ''Henker, Frauen und Soldaten'' (1935) * '' Travelling People'' (1938) - Bosko * '' Secret Code LB 17'' (1938) - Ein Telefonist der Aufständigen * '' Capriccio'' (1938) - Erster Hahnenkämpfer * ''Nordlicht'' (1938) - Lappen-Nils * ''The Green Hell'' (1938) - Antonio, ein Vaquero * ''

Sergeant Berry ''Sergeant Berry'' is a 1938 German comedy western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Toni von Bukovics and Peter Voß. A tough Chicago policeman is sent to the Mexican–American border on a dangerous mission. It was base ...

'' (1938) - Duffy (uncredited) * ''

Pour le Mérite The ' (; , ) is an order of merit (german: Verdienstorden) established in 1740 by Frederick the Great, King Frederick II of Prussia. The was awarded as both a military and civil honour and ranked, along with the Order of the Black Eagle, the Or ...

'' (1938) - Herr Holzapfel * ''

Uproar in Damascus ''Uproar in Damascus'' (German: ''Aufruhr in Damaskus'') is a 1939 German thriller film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Hans Nielsen. It is set during the First World War with German troops battling ...

'' (1939) - Funker Gerlach * ''

Legion Condor The Condor Legion (german: Legion Condor) was a unit composed of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany, which served with the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War of July 1936 to March 1939. The Condor Legio ...

'' (1939) * ''

Wozzeck ''Wozzeck'' () is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925. The opera is based on the drama ''Woyzeck'', which the German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at h ...

'' (1947) - Spießrutenläufer * ''

Die Buntkarierten ''Girls in Gingham'' (german: Die Buntkarierten; literally, The Checkered Ones)—sometimes called Beaverskin—is a 1949 German drama film directed by Kurt Maetzig. Plot In 1884, Guste is born as the illegitimate daughter of a maid. She marrie ...

'' (1949) - Großvater * ''

The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin ...

'' (1949) - Julius Wolff * '' Our Daily Bread'' (1949) - Albrecht * ''

The Benthin Family ''Familie Benthin'' is an East German film. It was released in 1950. Plot Theo and Gustav Benthin are two brothers who operate a smuggling network: Theo, a factory director in East Germany, illegally transfers goods to his brother on the other si ...

'' (1950) - Arbeiter im Demontagewerk * ''

Der Untertan ''Der Untertan'' (; literally "the underling", translated into English under the titles ''Man of Straw'', ''The Patrioteer'', and ''The Loyal Subject'') is one of the best known novels of German author Heinrich Mann. The title character, Diederic ...

'' (1951) - Napoleon Fischer * ''

Story of a Young Couple ''Story of a Young Couple'' (german: Roman einer jungen Ehe) is an East German film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1952. Plot Agnes and Jochen are two young actors who meet and fall in love while appearing in a Berlin production o ...

'' (1952) - Hotelportier * '' The Condemned Village'' (1952) - Bauer Scheffler * '' Shadow Over the Islands'' (1952) - Bredeholm * '' Frauenschicksale'' (1952) - Karl Neumann * ''

Anna Susanna ''Anna Susanna'' is an East Germany, East German drama film directed by Richard Nicolas. It was released in 1953. Plot During the Great Depression, a rich businessman named Brinkmann decides sink his ship, ''Anna Susanna'', so he would be compen ...

'' (1953) - Fietjes Vater * ''

Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck ''Die Geschichte vom Kleinen Muck'' (English: ''The Story of Little Muck'') is a 1953 feature film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, adapted from the 19th century fairy tale, '' Little Muck'', written by Wilhelm Hauff Wilhelm Hauff (29 November ...

'' (1953) - Stadtwächter * ''

Ernst Thälmann Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann (; 16 April 1886 – 18 August 1944) was a German communist politician, and leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from 1925 to 1933. A committed Marxist-Leninist and Stalinist, Thälmann played a major r ...

'' (1954) - Hauswirt * '' Leuchtfeuer'' (1954) - Alter Mann mit Prothese * '' Wer seine Frau lieb hat'' (1955) - Dörr * '' Once Is Never'' (1955) - Hunzele * '' Spielbank-Affäre'' (1957) - Betrunkener * ''

Katzgraben ''Katzgraben'' is an East German film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, pe ...

'' (1957) - Kleinschmidt, ein Kleinbauer * '' Spur in die Nacht'' (1957) - Der alte Grabbert * '' Der Fackelträger'' (1957) - Kabische * '' Gejagt bis zum Morgen'' (1957) - Vater Baumann * ''Die Schönste'' (1957) * '' Escape from Sahara'' (1958) - Germanini

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* 1892 births 1958 deaths German male film actors 20th-century German male actors People from Bochum {{Germany-film-actor-stub